錯〔错〕 co³ {cuò}

1. mistake
2. wrong
3. bad
4. interlocking
5. complex
6. to grind
7. to polish
8. to alternate
9. to stagger
10. to miss
11. to let slip
12. to evade
13. to inlay with gold or silver

錯〔错〕 co³ {Cuò}

surname Cuo

錯蕩〔错荡〕 co³ dong⁶ {cuò dàng}

an expression of courtesy that is used to greet an unexpected guest who drops by to visit to acknowledge them for the trouble they took in coming, similar to phrases like "what brings you here?"

錯見〔错见〕 co³ gin³ {cuò jiàn}

misunderstand (ancient)

錯手〔错-〕 co³ sau² {cuò shǒu}

wrongly done

錯層〔错层〕 co³ cang⁴ {cuò céng}

split-level (home)

錯車〔错车〕 co³ ce¹ {cuò chē}

to give right of way to another vehicle

錯處〔错处〕 co³ cyu³ {cuò chu}

fault

錯讀〔错读〕 co³ duk⁶ {cuò dú}

to mispronounce

錯動〔错动〕 co³ dung⁶ {cuò dòng}

to move relative to one another

錯峰〔错-〕 co³ fung¹ {cuò fēng}

to stagger usage to ameliorate peak load

錯解〔错-〕 co³ gaai² {cuò jiě}

1. misinterpretation
2. mistaken explanation

錯覺〔错觉〕 co³ gok³ {cuò jué}

1. misconception
2. illusion
3. misperception

錯角〔错-〕 co³ gok³ {cuò jiǎo}

alternate angles (where one line meets two parallel lines)

錯怪〔错-〕 co³ gwaai³ {cuò guài}

to blame sb wrongly

錯過〔错过〕 co³ gwo³ {cuò guò}

to miss (train, opportunity etc)

錯開〔错开〕 co³ hoi¹ {cuò kāi}

to stagger (times)

錯用〔错-〕 co³ jung⁶ {cuò yòng}

1. to misuse
2. to misapply

錯漏〔错-〕 co³ lau⁶ {cuò lòu}

error and negligence

錯落〔错-〕 co³ lok⁶ {cuò luò}

1. strewn at random
2. disorderly
3. untidy
4. irregular
5. uneven

錯亂〔错乱〕 co³ lyun⁶ {cuò luàn}

1. in disorder
2. deranged (mentally)

錯那〔错-〕 co³ naa⁵ {Cuò nà}

Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區, Tibet

錯誤〔错误〕 co³ ng⁶ {cuò wù}

1. error
2. mistake
3. CL: 個
4. mistaken
5. false
6. wrong

錯愕〔错-〕 co³ ngok⁶ {cuò è}

1. to astonish
2. startled

錯愛〔错爱〕 co³ oi³ {cuò ài}

1. misplaced kindness
2. humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.

錯案〔错-〕 co³ on³ {cuò àn}

1. a misjudged legal case
2. a miscarriage (of justice)

錯失〔错-〕 co³ sat¹ {cuò shī}

1. fault
2. mistake
3. to miss (a chance)

錯視〔错视〕 co³ si⁶ {cuò shì}

1. optical illusion
2. trick of the eye
3. parablepsia

錯位〔错-〕 co³ wai² {cuò wèi}

1. to misplace
2. displacement (e.g. of broken bones)
3. out of alignment
4. faulty contact
5. erroneous judgment
6. inversion (medical, e.g. breach delivery)

錯字〔错-〕 co³ zi⁶ {cuò zì}

1. incorrect character
2. typo (in Chinese text)

錯雜〔错杂〕 cok³ zaap⁶ {cuò zá}

1. mixed
2. jumbled

錯綜〔错综〕 cok³ zung³ {cuò zōng}

1. intricate
2. complicated
3. tangled
4. involved
5. to synthesize

錯別字〔错别-〕 co³ bit⁶ zi⁶ {cuò bié zì}

incorrectly written or mispronounced characters

錯那縣〔错-县〕 co³ naa⁵ jyun⁶ {Cuò nà xiàn}

Cona county, Tibetan: Mtsho sna rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區, Tibet

錯有錯著〔错-错-〕 co³ jau⁵ co³ zoek³ {cuò yǒu cuò chú}

to leave a mistake uncorrected and make the best of it

錯有錯着〔错-错-〕 co³ jau⁵ co³ zoek⁶ {cuò yǒu cuò zhe}

getting results from error (spoken)

錯覺結合〔错觉结-〕 co³ gok³ git³ hap⁶ {cuò jué jié hé}

illusory conjunction

錯義突變〔错义-变〕 co³ ji⁶ dat⁶ bin³ {cuò yì tū biàn}

missense mutation

錯綜複雜〔错综复杂〕 co³ zung¹ fuk¹ zaap⁶ {cuò zōng fù zá}

tangled and complicated (idiom)

錯落不齊〔错--齐〕 cok³ lok⁶ bat¹ cai⁴ {cuò luò bù qí}

disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly

錯落有致〔错---〕 cok³ lok⁶ jau⁵ zi³ {cuò luò yǒu zhì}

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect